Manteo/Doughs Creek AnchorageLat/Lon: 35 54.537 North/075 40.070 WestLocation: east of cottage/screw pile lighthouse monument, and well northwest of Shallowbag Bay Channel marker #10Depth: 5 to 6 feetNavigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this AnchorageSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 40 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Fair, open to southern and southeastern windsDinghy Dock Access: you can easily dinghy ashore at the free, “gazebo city dock” just north of this anchorageNearby Provisioning: “The Stockade” well stocked convenience store within walking distance of the free city dock; local taxi service necessary to access supermarkets on Highway 64Pet Friendly: pets can be taken ashore and walked on a narrow strip of grass behind and upstream of the free dock, and stretching to Manteo Waterfront Marina

Ocracoke/Silver Lake Harbor AnchorageLat/Lon: 35 06.774 North/075 59.056 WestLocation: in the heart of Ocracoke Island’s Silver Lake Harbor, east of markers #7 and #8Depth: 8 feetNavigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this AnchorageSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 55 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Excellent, good harbor for any weather short of a hurricaneDinghy Dock Access: the long popular dinghy dock at the National Park Service docks was destroyed by a hurricane and has not been replaced. Agile crews can climb up from their dinghy via an “emergency ladder.” It’s better to tray and find a spot to temporarily tie up your dink at the nearby (now closed) Community Store, or one of the lightly used inn docksNearby Provisioning: sadly, nearby historic Ocracoke “Community Store” is now closed, fresh seafood can be purchased within walking distance at the Ocracoke Seafood co-op store located on the harbor’s storesPet Friendly: the only way to gets pets ashore now is being lucky enough to find a spot to tie up your dinghy at the old Community Store or one of the inn docks. Once ashore, there are plenty of places to walk your pooch or “meow.”

Juniper Bay/Pamlico Sound AnchorageLat/Lon: 35 22.727 North/076 15.282 WestLocation: anchorage lies north, northwest of Juiniper Bay’s marker #6; Juniper Bay cuts the northern shores of southwestern Pamlico Sound east of Great Island Narrows, and north, northwest of marker #2Depth: 5 feet if and only if you can keep to the sparsely marked channelNavigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this AnchorageSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 42 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Very Good, only strong southern or southwesterly winds might be a problem

Southern Deep Bay AnchorageLat/Lon: 35 21.902 North/076 22.442 WestLocation: anchorage is found along the southern shores of Deep Bay, southeast of marker #1; Deep Bay runs southeast from the southerly reaches of Rose Bay, which is itself west of Swanquarter and Swanquarter BayDepth: 6 feet (if entry from Rose Bay is used)Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this AnchorageSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Fair, well sheltered from southern, southwestern and southeastern winds, but wide open to northwesterly breezes and somewhat open to northern winds

Eastern Deep Bay AnchorageLat/Lon: 35 21.946 North/076 21.999 WestLocation: anchorage is found along the eastern shores of Deep Bay, south, southwest of marker #2; Deep Bay runs southeast from the southerly reaches of Rose Bay, which is itself west of Swanquarter and Swanquarter BayDepth: 6 feet (if entry from Rose Bay is used)Navigation Detail:Click Here For Navigational Detail of this AnchorageSwing Room: sufficient room for vessels as large as 48 feetFoul Weather Shelter: Fair, well sheltered from southern, southwestern and southeastern winds, but wide open to northwesterly breezes and somewhat open to northern winds